A hint of lucidity seemed to flash through the zombie’s eyes when it heard Haidong Lin’s voice, but raging violence swiftly drowned it out. It went berserk and brought forth the hand of a beast to slash at the man.

Haidong Lin jerked backward with shock. He’d correctly identified the zombie as mutated from Sea Lord Mayfly, but the two of them weren’t friends. Though they both served the Sea Emperor, they bore distinct hostility for each other. It wouldn’t be hyperbole to call them rivals, and the zombie continuing to attack after hearing him was proof of that.

Evading the latest swipe, Haidong Lin brought out his metal bident to meet tit for tat. He raised Myriad...